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Ayyad, Maher
FM🇧🇭FIDE 11200235· Male· Bahrain· Born in 1978
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Maher Ayyad, a 48-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 1952. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: 47th Jassim Mohammed Fakhroo Ramadan Open Chess Championship- 2026 and Bahrain Chess Championship 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Abdulaziz Bin Jassim Kanoo Chess Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 4th National Day Chess Festival Blitz- FIDE Rated) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 16 months (2012–2014) and 12 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2174 was reached at age 34 (May 2012); he also reached #1 nationally in Oct 2008 and spent 30 months as #1.
Awarded FM in 2006 (age 28).
Current rating
1952
Standard
Rpd2053·Blz2019
All-time high
2174
−222 pts below
May 2012 · age 34
May 2012 · age 34
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,253
#36,253 · players worldwide · of 218,279
30 months in #1 nationally (2008–2022)
30 months in #1 nationally (2008–2022)
Career timeline
18 entries2024
1st 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2008
Mar 2024
2022
30 months in National #1
since Oct 2008
Aug 2022
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 2101
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 44
Jan 2022
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2086 → returned at 2064
Nov 2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
1969 → 1952
Tournaments
3
27 games
Score
19.5/ 2772.2%
15W9D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsFaisel Al Harthy1,820·47th Jassim Mohammed Fakhroo Ramadan Open Chess Championship- 2026·R4·-13.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1887 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 1889 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 1904 | -5.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHusain AyyadFM
🇧🇭BRN·2093
+1 −10 =41
52 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMusab ShakerCM
🇧🇭BRN·1677
+12 −2 =8
22 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAli Al-GhasraCM
🇧🇭BRN·1985
+4 −5 =5
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsKhalil BukhalafFM
🇧🇭BRN·1960
+6 −2 =5
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsHashim Darwish
🇧🇭BRN·1792
+7 −3 =3
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Bahrain
#4
out of 103 players
Asia-Pacific
#4,346
in continent
World
#36,252
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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